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رقد

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sleep, rest, and inactivity. It extends to related ideas such as lying down, being still, and even metaphorical states of dormancy or stagnation in markets or journeys. It also encompasses specific terms for sleeping places and vessels.

Derived headwords

الرقادnoun
  1. 1.
    sleepboth

    Sleep in general, often referring to sleep during the day.

  2. 2.
    sleepclassical

    A specific type of sleep, sometimes distinguished from night sleep.

الرقدةnoun
  1. 1.
    napboth

    A short sleep or a nap.

  2. 2.
    intervalclassical

    A period of stillness or transition, specifically the interval between this world and the hereafter.

  3. 3.
    heat exhaustionclassical

    A state of exhaustion caused by intense heat after periods of wind and oppressive warmth.

الرقودnoun
  1. 1.
    sleepboth

    Sleep, often used interchangeably with الرقاد, and can refer to sleep at night or day.

  2. 2.
    sleeping peopleboth

    A collective noun referring to people who are sleeping.

رقدverb
  1. 1.
    to sleepboth

    The basic verb meaning to sleep.

رقوداnoun
  1. 1.
    sleepingboth

    The act or state of sleeping, used as a verbal noun (masdar).

رقداnoun
  1. 1.
    sleepingboth

    The act or state of sleeping, used as a verbal noun (masdar).

مرقدnoun
  1. 1.
    sleeping placeboth

    A place where one lies down to sleep; a bed or couch.

  2. 2.
    graveclassical

    A place of rest, metaphorically referring to the grave.

  3. 3.
    clear pathclassical

    A well-trodden or clear path.

أرقدهverb
  1. 1.
    to make sleepboth

    To cause someone or something to sleep; to put to sleep.

الرقودadjective
  1. 1.
    sleepingboth

    Describing someone who is sleeping.

المرقدىadjective
  1. 1.
    habitually sleepingclassical

    One who sleeps a lot or is habitually sleepy.

مرقدىadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-movingclassical

    Describing someone who is slow or sluggish in their affairs, like one who sleeps a lot.

المرقدnoun
  1. 1.
    sedativeclassical

    Something that is drunk and causes sleep.

رقدverb
  1. 1.
    to become stillclassical

    To become calm, quiet, or still, often used for heat.

رقداverb
  1. 1.
    to become worn outclassical

    To become old, worn out, or threadbare, used for clothing.

رقاداverb
  1. 1.
    to become worn outclassical

    To become old, worn out, or threadbare, used for clothing.

رقدت السوقverb
  1. 1.
    market became sluggishclassical

    The market became inactive or stagnant, meaning sales slowed down.

أرقد بالمكانverb
  1. 1.
    to stay in a placeboth

    To reside or stay in a particular place for a period.

إرقاداnoun
  1. 1.
    stayingboth

    The act of staying or residing in a place.

الارقدادnoun
  1. 1.
    fast travelclassical

    Moving at a fast pace, especially a swift run or trot.

  2. 2.
    runningclassical

    A type of running, possibly a quick trot or a panicked flight.

  3. 3.
    wanderingclassical

    Moving aimlessly or without a clear direction.

الارمدادnoun
  1. 1.
    fast travelclassical

    Moving at a fast pace, synonymous with الارقداد.

ارقد ارقداداverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    An imperative form urging someone to move quickly or hasten.

مرقداadverb
  1. 1.
    swiftlyclassical

    Indicating a swift or rapid movement, possibly aimless.

الراقدانnoun
  1. 1.
    jumpingclassical

    The energetic jumping or leaping of young animals like kids or lambs.

المرقدnoun
  1. 1.
    clear pathclassical

    A well-defined and clear road or path.

الراقودnoun
  1. 1.
    large jarclassical

    A tall, long jar with a narrow base, often sealed with pitch.

الرواقيدnoun
  1. 1.
    large jarsclassical

    Plural of راقود, referring to multiple large jars.

رقادname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

رقدname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeclassical

    A proper name for a location, possibly a valley or mountain.

رقدnoun
  1. 1.
    millstone mountainclassical

    A mountain from which millstones are carved.

الرقادname
  1. 1.
    name of a clanclassical

    A proper name for a branch or clan within the tribe of Ja'dah.

Parallel reading

الرقاد: النوم.
Al-ruqad: sleep.
والرقدة: النومة.
And al-raqdah: a nap.
وفي التهذيب عن الليث: الرقود النوم بالليل، والرقاد: النوم بالنهار؛
And in Al-Tahdhib, from Al-Layth: Al-ruqud is sleep at night, and Al-ruqad is sleep during the day;
قال الأزهري: الرقاد والرقود يكون بالليل والنهار عند العرب؛
Al-Azhari said: Al-ruqad and Al-ruqud can be at night and during the day among the Arabs;
ومن قوله تعالى: قالوا يا ويلنا من مرقدنا ؛
And from His saying, the Almighty: They will say, 'Oh, woe to us! Who has raised us from our sleeping place?'
ورقد يرقد رقدا ورقودا ورقادا: نام.
And raqada yarqudu ruqdan wa ruqudan wa ruqadan: he slept.
وقوم رقود أي رقد.
And a people ruqud means they are sleeping.
والمرقد، بالفتح: المضجع.
And al-marqad, with a fatha: the place of lying down.
وأرقده: أنامه.
And arqadahu: he made him sleep.
والرقود والمرقدى: الدائم الرقاد؛
And al-ruqud and al-marqada: the one who habitually sleeps;
ورجل مرقدى مثل مرعزى أي يرقد في أموره.
And a man marqada, like mar'aza, means he is slow in his affairs.
والمرقد: شيء يشرب فينوم من شربه ويرقده.
And al-marqad: something that is drunk and causes sleep from its consumption.
والرقدة: همدة ما بين الدنيا والآخرة.
And al-raqdah: the stillness between this world and the hereafter.
ورقد الحر: سكن.
And the heat raqada: it became still.
ورقد الثوب رقدا ورقادا: أخلق.
And the garment raqada ruqdan wa ruqadan: it became worn out.
وحكى الفارسي عن ثعلب: رقدت السوق كسدت، وهو كقولهم في هذا المعنى نامت.
And Al-Farisi narrated from Th'lab: The market raqadat, it became sluggish, which is like their saying in this meaning: it slept.
وأرقد بالمكان: أقام به.
And arqada bi-l-makan: he stayed in it.
ابن الأعرابي: أرقد الرجل بأرض كذا إرقادا إذا أقام بها.
Ibn Al-A'rabi: A man arqada in such-and-such land irqadan if he stayed there.
والارقداد والارمداد: السير، وكذلك الإغذاذ.
And al-arqdad and al-armadad: the journey, and likewise al-ighdhadh.
ابن سيده: الارقداد سرعة السير؛ تقول منه: ارقد ارقدادا أي أسرع؛
Ibn Sidah: Al-arqdad is speed of travel; you say from it: irqad irqadadan, meaning hasten;
يقال: أتيتك مرقدا؛
It is said: I came to you marqadan;
والراقدان: طفر الجدي والحمل ونحوهما من النشاط.
And al-raqidan: the jumping of a kid and a lamb and their like from exuberance.
المرقد: الطريق الواضح؛
Al-marqad: the clear path;
والراقود: دن طويل الأسفل كهيئة الإردبة يسيع داخله بالقار، والجمع الرواقيد معرب،
And al-raqood: a tall, long jar at the bottom, like an 'irdabbah, whose inside is sealed with pitch, and its plural, al-rawaqeed, is borrowed;
وفي حديث عائشة: لا يشرب في راقود ولا جرة ؛
And in the hadith of Aisha: One should not drink from a raqood nor a jar;
ورقاد والرقاد: اسم رجل؛
And Ruqad and Al-Ruqad: a man's name;
ورقد: موضع، وقيل: واد في بلاد قيس، وقيل: جبل وراء إمرة في بلاد بني أسد؛
And Raqd: a place, and it is said: a valley in the lands of Qays, and it is said: a mountain beyond Imrah in the lands of Banu Asad;
قال ابن مقبل: وأظهر في علان رقد، وسيله ... علاجيم، لا ضحل ولا متضحضح
Ibn Muqbil said: And he revealed on the heights of Raqd, and its stream... torrents, neither shallow nor clear.
وقيل: هو جبل تنحت منه الأرحية؛ قال ذو الرمة يصف كركرة البعير ومنسمه: تفض الحصى عن مجمرات وقيعه، ... كأرحاء رقد، زلمتها المناقر
And it is said: it is a mountain from which millstones are carved; Dhu Al-Rummah said, describing the camel's hump and its nose: It scatters pebbles from its gathered parts, ... like millstones of Raqd, whose edges are chipped.
والرقاد: بطن من جعدة؛ قال: محافظة على حسبي، وأرعى ... مساعي آل ورد والرقاد
And Al-Ruqad: a branch of Ja'dah; he said: Preserving my lineage, and I watch... the endeavors of the family of Ward and Al-Ruqad.